This video defines the ways in which authors create setting: explicitly ( openly stated) and implicitly ( inferred). The video also defines the following types of figurative language: personification, simile, metaphor, and alliteration. Students ar...e then shown passages and asked to identify the way in which the setting was created and type of figurative language used. ( This link is for an interactive activity and may take a few minutes to load.)[more]

Long, fancy words designed to show off your intelligence and vocabulary are all very well, but they aren't always the best words. In this short, playful video Terin Izil explains why simple, punchy language is often the clearest way to convey a messa...ge. (02:02)[more]

This is a great song that explains figurative language. The song defines and gives examples of: hyperbole, similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, and assonance. It is catchy and would make a good intro or review to figurative language. (02:52)

Examples of Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, and Hyperbole are found while exploring quick clips of today's hit music from artists such as Katy Perry, Selina Gomez, Green Day, Uncle Kracker, and Taylor Swift. Questions are provided to... students and examples are explained throughout the video. (03:52)[more]

Written by Gary Eisenberg, Math and Language Arts Enrichment Teacher. Padan Elementary, Vacaville Unified School District. Vacaville, CA. Help your students learn figures of speech such as simile, personification, etc. There is no instructor voice, j...ust music and words displayed on the screen. Suitable for elementary students and older. (02:53)[more]

This is a student-made video about poetic devices and how they are used in various popular songs. Definitions are provided and examples of a simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and alliteration are underlined as the lyrics are posted on the... screen and explained after each clip is played. (04:53)[more]

This is a cartoon that uses figurative language. The story is about a man who goes to the gates of heaven and tells his life story in slang so that that St. Michael cannot understand him. This would be great for teaching idioms. (03:32)

This rap song includes text on the screen so that you can follow along. Some of the lyrics include: Sometimes what you mean is not exactly what you say. That's figureative language, using words in different ways. Personification, alliteration, asso...nance, hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, metaphore, and simile... (03:00)[more]

Don’t take the easy route! Instead, use this little trick to improve
your writing -- let go of the words “good” and “bad,” and push yourself
to illustrate, elucidate and illuminate your world with language. (04:53)

This student-made project provides several definitions, examples, and explanations for poetic devices that are found in popular song. Artists include Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars, and Taylor Swift. (02:49)

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